Mar 2026: Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2026-24285 Published on March 10, 2026

Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Use after free in Windows Win32K allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Weakness Type

What is a Dangling pointer Vulnerability?

Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code.

CVE-2026-24285 has been classified to as a Dangling pointer vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2026-24285

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Affected Versions

Microsoft Office for Android: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2: Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H3: Microsoft Windows 11 Version 23H2: Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2: Microsoft Windows 11 Version 25H2: Microsoft Windows Server 2012: Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation): Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2: Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation): Microsoft Windows Server 2016: Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation): Microsoft Windows Server 2019: Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation): Microsoft Windows Server 2022: Microsoft Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation): Microsoft Windows Server 2025: Microsoft Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation):